#8 Wisconsin @ #10 Purdue: Sat 10/26/24, 2:30 PM CT (NBC)
Oct 27, 2024 12:16:36 GMT -5
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Post by dbro1970 on Oct 27, 2024 12:16:36 GMT -5
So I just went through the third set point-by-point, and each rotation and substitution. And I see no reason AT ALL why Wisconsin shouldn't have been able to sub out Booth in favor of Chan or Damrow when Booth was forced to serve (and hit the ace.)
CC started the set as the middle on the floor. There was one sideout and rotation that brought GG on to serve, with opposite Smrek going off the floor. When GG's serve was over, Wisconsin subbed CC out and Devyn in; an 'offense for defense' sub that came at a time when there was no floor rotation for Wisconsin. That is, CC and Devyn were occupying the same MB position. Two sideouts later, Devyn left the floor, Booth came onto the floor, and libero Schumacher went to serve; a completely normal MB-libero-MB rotation/substitution.
Then three rotations later, you can see in the background of the TV picture Schumacher head towards the bench and Devyn come on to the floor. It is now time for the 'serving middle', aka Booth, to serve. But that is exactly when Wisconsin is allowed to make a serving sub for the 'serving middle'. As they did in the first two sets, using Damrow. And Damrow can be seen on the court, holding a ball, I assume back at the service line; Damrow had not been in the set prior to this point, so she'd be eligible to come in at that 'MB' position. We can't see if the mechanics of the sub in front of the ten-foot line are somehow done incorrectly, but players moving 'too quickly' for the scorers and being called back to go more slowly happens all the time; it doesn't preclude or preempt the team's right to make a substitution. And we've all seen a player move to the service line, be given the ball, and then a 'late' serving sub come in for them. And lastly, the refs were nowhere near having whistled the ball 'ready for play'.
So the only thing I can think is that the scorers' table got confused about who was MB1 and MB2 when UW did the CC-Devyn 'offense for defense' substitution early in the set, and that somehow translated to 'no, Booth has to serve'. But that makes no sense, either.
I don't know, I don't understand.
Being there, it looked like Wisconsin didnt check the serving sub in with the Ref but did it farther down the court toward their bench (definitely behind the ten foot line). I thought Booth would have to come out on the floor and go to the ref at the net then sub out for Damrow. I have seen this so many times. No idea why they made her serve.